sand-fly fever
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sand fly — n. 1. BITING MIDGE 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases * * * Any of several species in the dipteran family Phlebotomidae (sometimes considered part of the family Psychodidae) with … Universalium
sand fly — noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis • Syn: ↑sandfly, ↑Phlebotomus papatasii • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Phlebotomus, ↑genus Phlebotomus … Useful english dictionary
sandfly fever — sand·fly fever .san(d) .flī n a virus disease of brief duration that is characterized by fever, headache, pain in the eyes, malaise, and leukopenia and is caused by either of two bunyaviruses of the genus Phlebovirus transmitted by the bite of a… … Medical dictionary
phlebotomus fever — noun : a virus disease of brief duration characterized by fever, headache, pain in the eyes, malaise, and leukopenia and transmitted by the bite of a sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasii) called also sand fly fever * * * /fleuh bot euh meuhs/, Pathol … Useful english dictionary
pappataci fever — ▪ pathology also called phlebotomus fever, three day fever , or sandfly fever acute, infectious, febrile disease caused by a phlebovirus (family Bunyaviridae) and producing temporary incapacitation. It is transmitted to humans by the… … Universalium
sandfly fever — noun a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii • Syn: ↑pappataci fever, ↑phlebotomus • Hypernyms: ↑disease * * * Pathol. a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever,… … Useful english dictionary
sandfly fever — noun Date: 1910 a disease of brief duration that is characterized by fever, headache, eye pain, malaise, and leukopenia and that is caused by any of several single stranded RNA viruses (genus Phlebovirus of the family Bunyaviridae) transmitted by … New Collegiate Dictionary
pappataci fever — noun a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii • Syn: ↑sandfly fever, ↑phlebotomus • Hypernyms: ↑disease … Useful english dictionary
sandflyfever — sand·fly fever (săndʹflī ) n. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasii), characterized by fever, malaise, eye pain, and headache. Also called pappataci fever, phlebotomus fever. * * * … Universalium
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